The Vishvanath Temple to Lord SHIVA in BENARES (Varanasi) replaced a temple destroyed in the 17th century by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, who built a mosque on the same site. The temple was rebuilt beside that mosque in 1776 by Rani Vishvanath Temple, Benares 493 J

Ahalyabai of Indore. Its magnificent 70-foot spire is totally covered with over a ton of gold plate, giving it its popular name of the Golden Temple. It enshrines a Shiva LINGAM that is considered one of the 12 jyotirlingas, or lingams of divine light, in India.

Birla Mandir — One of the first temples built in modern India by industrialists to celebrate their faith is the Birla Mandir, built in 1938 by G. D. Birla. Appropri ate to the status of his family as one of the most wealthy in India the temple is dedicated… … Encyclopedia of Hinduism

Chhatarpur — This article is about the municipality in Madhya Pradesh, India. For its namesake district, see Chhatarpur District. Chhatarpur city … Wikipedia